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Man returns from London for wife’s birthday, killed by her lover
Meerut: A 29-year-old merchant navy officer was allegedly murdered by his wife and her lover, his body dismembered and sealed inside a drum sealed with cement, police said. The victim, Saurabh Rajput…
- India
Raja Singh demands Centre to stop spending on Aurangzeb’s tomb
Hyderabad: In a letter addressed to the Union minister of culture and tourism Gajendra Singh Shekhawat, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh on Saturday, March 15, questioned the maintenance…
- India
Manipur violence: Shutdown in Kuki-dominated areas, normal life affected
Imphal/Churachandpur: Normal life was affected in Kuki-dominated areas of Manipur on Sunday as agitators enforced an indefinite shutdown called by Kuki-Zo groups against a “crackdown by security forces”. The situation in Kangpokpi…
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ECI Gyanesh Kumar discusses election management with state CEOs in Delhi
A two-day conference with chief election officers of all states and Union Territories (UTs) is being conducted on Tuesday, March 4, at the India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management in…
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‘Dowry deaths remain a grave concern’: SC cancels bail to two
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday said it was unfortunate that dowry deaths remained a “grave social concern” and courts were duty bound to deeply scrutinise circumstances in which bail was…
- India
Uttarakhand avalanche: Death toll climbs to seven
Chamoli: The death toll in the Chamoli avalanche in Uttarakhand’s Mana region has reached seven, with the rescue officials pulling out three more bodies on Sunday. Meanwhile, the search operation for one…
- Kashmir
Kashmiris engage in prayers, charities in holy month of Ramzan
Srinagar: The holy Muslim fasting month of Ramzan started in Jammu and Kashmir along with the rest of the country on Sunday as lakhs of devout Muslims woke up before dawn to…
- India
Ramzan in India to begin tomorrow
The holy month of Ramzan in India is set to begin tomorrow, on March 2, Sunday. Although the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee of Sadar Majlis-e-Ulama-e-Deccan, also known as the Moon Sighting Committee, conducted…
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Pune bus rape: Rs 1 lakh reward for information about absconding accused
Mumbai: Pune Police on Thursday announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for information leading to the arrest of a history-sheeter who allegedly raped a 26-year-old woman inside a state transport bus…
- India
Govt forms committee to review US reciprocal tariffs, report by March 15
New Delhi: As the US plans to impose reciprocal tariffs across trading countries by April 2, the Indian government has formed a high-level committee which is tasked to review tariff relief on…
- India
UP’s Hathras stampede: Bhole Baba gets clean chit
Lucknow: The Judicial Commission investigating the tragic stampede in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, has concluded Bhole Baba had no direct role in the incident, attributing the disaster to mismanagement and chaos on the…
- India
UP woman claims gangrape; Later held with lover for husband’s murder
An alleged kidnapping and gang rape case turned out to be a well-planned gruesome murder after the victim was found guilty of killing her 40-year-old husband with her lover on February 16…
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PM Modi-led panel finalises name of next Chief Election Commissioner
New Delhi: The selection committee headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi which met here this evening is learnt to have recommended the name of the next chief election commissioner to President Droupadi…
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B-Tech KIIT student from Nepal dies by hanging in Odisha
A third-year BTech student from Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) in Bhubaneswar, Odisha was found dead in her hostel on Sunday, February 16. Prakriti Lamsal, a student from Nepal allegedly took her…
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Tahawwur Hussain Rana visited North, South India before 26/11: Officials
New Delhi: Tahawwur Hussain Rana’s possible extradition from the US in connection with the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks could provide important leads into his travels in parts of north and south India…
